Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-10-21
ooMANTlC ADVENTURE.
,,.,,.b aeptiemsn's Experience with
Al G" AIbauInn Brigand Chief

An Ems aIpanlnn Brigand Chief
:, sesms from the story which has
.aacbed me from a correspondent con-
TOD with British Consulate in
nc that the days Of thrllingly 70
mic adventure have not yet passed
r and that there is still 'honor
among thieves
.,a neiohborhood of Janina, Albania.
10 lives A man whose profession Is
hrigapdage, pure and simple. real
,1',,b, who never condescends to capt
nre any person who can not pay at
,"sst five hundred pounds or six hun
arad pounds ransom. In the same
.awn lives an Englishman who occu-
nies an important official position
,hore One day, few months since,
This Englishman went out on the hills
/ .hove Santa Quaranta to shoot par
'iJoes. accompanied only by his cavass
.n officials ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
hy and representing the Government OF
Albania.
IN their wanderings In search OF
came they had come to secluded
nlocc. when suddenly there appeared
before them n party of sixty Or seventy
Albanians, armed to the teeth! The
.oross cried out. canaan, Effendi; they
are brigands. "
The gentleman saw that the men
r,oant mischief, and that there was no
possibility of escape from them. He
Immediately resolved, as the only hope
Of gaining their goodwill, to treat
them as though he believed them to be
honest men. He commanded the
carass to be quiet, and advanced boldly
to meet the lrigands, and greeting
them with a hearty "How are you, my
friends" proceeded to ask if they had
succeeded in finding any game, and if
they could not show him good place
for shooting cartridges. The brigands
we're so astonished at the GOODNESS and
audacity of the Englishman, they did
not at first know what to answer.
After little hesitation. the chief came
forward and said: Come with us,
EGend, and we will show you oar place
for cartridges. "
The gentleman promptly joined their
party to the great horror of his capass,
who slipped out of sight, and made his
way, as speedily as possible, back to
the town, and proclaimed that his
master had been carried off by brig
ands!
The brigands went over the hills,
until they were about six hours dis
lance from the town, when they round
ed spur of the mountain, where they
showed Mr. E cover after cover OF
cartridges. After shooting a dozen
brace or more, he expressed himself as
satisfied and ready to return home
But the chief said: 30 no, Etfendi,
vou must eat bread with us. for it shall
never be said of me, ~ giving his name
in full, aud with almost regal pride,
that allowed a stranger TO leave me
without Offering him meat and drink. "
The gentleman, feeling that the
bands of fate were tightening about
him, but that resistance would be
worse than useless, followed the chief
down rocky path until they reached
cave, into which he was taken. Here
sumpiuous meal was soon served
upon rosewood table, in elegant and
costly dishes, the various courses being
handed about by young girls dressed
in white. While they were eating a
company of the brigands formed a cir
ele round them, and resting on their
rifles, chanted the Ardmdtalos-a ia
mons brigand march. The dinner over,
the chief, turning to Mr.. E, said /:
DO you know that we came out this
morning for the purpose of capturing
you, and making YOU prisoner for
lansom?"
YES Mr. E replied.
"Well, ~ said the chief. your cour-
age saved You, for we never harm
brave men! And now, that you may
go about in safety. here is pass
signed by me, which will protect you
from receiving an injury from any
member of my band. "
Then drawing ring from his finger
ne asked him to accept it as a memen-
to OF his dinner with the brigands
lie ordered n horse to be brought,
winch he requested Mr.. E--to mount,
ana appointed ten of his men to escort
nm within a half-hour's ride of Santa
Vuaranta, and with a farewell SATAN,
the chief Disappeared As the party
started down the rocky path about a
hundred of the brigands manned the
heights cheering and firing salutes
"hen the gentleman reached his home
lie found the whole town in an uproar,
ana the Fa'e preparing to 60 in search
vi hlm at the head of two thousand
troops lo"ths Companion.